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Pokémon the Movie 2000
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Pokémon the Movie 2000

1999-07-17 · 84 min · ★ 6.8

Adventure · Fantasy · Animation · Science Fiction · Family

When Lawrence III's scheme to capture the Legendary Pokémon Lugia upsets the balance of nature, it is up to Ash Ketchum and his friends to save the world.

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Directors
Kunihiko Yuyama
Production companies
Nintendo, OLM, Pikachu Project '99, Shogakukan, TV Tokyo, GAME FREAK, Shogakukan Production, jeki, Tomy, Creatures
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Budget
USD 30,000,000
Revenue
USD 133,949,270

Top Cast

Rica MatsumotoRica MatsumotoSatoshi (voice)
Ikue OtaniIkue OtaniPikachu (voice)
Mayumi IzukaMayumi IzukaKasumi (voice)
Satomi KorogiSatomi KorogiTogepy (voice)
Tomokazu SekiTomokazu SekiKenji (voice)
Megumi HayashibaraMegumi HayashibaraMusashi (voice)
Shin-ichiro MikiShin-ichiro MikiKojiro (voice)
Inuko InuyamaInuko InuyamaNyarth (voice)
Unsho IshizukaUnsho IshizukaDr. Okido / Narrator (voice)
Masami ToyoshimaMasami ToyoshimaHanako (voice)
Takeshi KagaTakeshi KagaGelardan (voice)
Masatoshi HamadaMasatoshi HamadaYadoking (voice)
Koichi YamaderaKoichi YamaderaLugia (voice)
Akiko HiramatsuAkiko HiramatsuFleura (voice)
Kotono MitsuishiKotono MitsuishiMichiko (voice)
Aya HisakawaAya HisakawaYodel (voice)
Chikao OhtsukaChikao OhtsukaEarthia Island Elder (voice)
Rikako AikawaRikako AikawaFire (voice)
Yumi ToumaYumi ToumaFreezer (voice)
Katsuyuki KonishiKatsuyuki KonishiThunder (voice)

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